A few days ago, I got the honor of visiting the Greisinger Museum, a museum dedicated to Tolkien which hosts the largest collection of Middle-Earth pieces, with over 3000 books, 10000 illustrations and 12000 memorablia, of which I was only able to get a few glimpses. Please let it be known that I have very few pictures of the books, as most of them are signed and the museum forbade me from taking pictures of them. I first got to visit the Hobbit-Hole, or Smial though I felt it had too little windows to be one. Then I got to visit a Moria themed room, which mainly served as a display of "The Hobbit" memorablia.

Durin's gate into Moria, hand-crafted for the Museum.

Some Dwarvish runes from the display cases.

The Balrog model without it's lighting, also a custom made piece for the museum.

The first room, while presented as the "gate of Moria" mainly held rare pieces of Nazgùl illustrations, as well as a few replicas.

Custom made Balrog, which lights up with UV.

Balrog, Watcher in the water and Cave troll respectively (from left to right). All official models from WETA digital.

Swords of Fili the dwa﻿rf. Reproduction of the actual filming prop built by Weta Workshop of New Zealand and used in the motion picture.

A selection of illustrations.

Cave troll, fighting Gimli.

Moria Orcs and members of the Company of Thorin Oakenshield. All from Weta worshop of course.

That's all for today, but I will try to release the "Wilderland" room next time.